Tomorrow's Game The Southeast Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes continue a three-game home stand on Friday against the Nashville Predators (7 p.m., Hurricanes Radio Network). Carolina took the first game of the home stand on Tuesday, a 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings. The Hurricanes' home stand wraps up with a Sunday matinee against the St. Louis Blues (1:30 p.m., Hurricanes Radio Network) as the team holds its Military Appreciation Day.

Hurricanes Current Streaks

The Carolina Hurricanes have earned points in six straight games (12/29-1/10: 5-0-1) including wins in five straight (12/31-1/10: 5-0-0)

Goaltender Martin Gerber has earned wins in each of his last four games (12/31-1/4, 1/7-1/10)

Left wing Ray Whitney has points in each of the last three games (1/6-1/10: 2g, 2a) and goals in the last two (1/7-1/10: 2g, 0a)

Center Matt Cullen has earned points in each of the last two games (1/7-1/10: 1g, 1a)

Carolina NotesThe Hurricanes wrapped a four-game home stand on Jan. 6 with a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders and have now earned points in each of their last 10 home games (12/13-1/10: 9-0-1) helping them to a 18-4-1 home record, the best home record in the NHL. Carolina's last regulation loss at the RBC Center occurred on Nov. 29, a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers. Overall, the Hurricanes post a 28-10-4 record, have earned points in 14 of the last 16 games (12/6-1/10: 12-2-2) and hold the largest lead of any NHL division leader. With 60 points in their first 42 games, the Hurricanes enjoyed their best first-42 games in franchise history, eclipsing the 48-point, 42-game start by the 2001-02 squad.

Hurricanes center Eric Staalranked tied for sixth in the NHL with 26 goals and ninth with 54 points through games of Jan. 11. Staal has notched points in 31 of the Hurricanes' 42 games this season. Through games of Jan. 11, he ranked tied for third in the league with three shorthanded goals and tied for 11th in the league with 10 power-play goals.

CAROLINA AT HOME: 18-4-1 CAROLINA ON THE ROAD: 10-6-3CAROLINA ON THE POWER PLAY: 54-of-278 (19.4%) CAROLINA SHORTHANDED: 189-of-234 (80.8%)

Against the PredatorsFriday marks the lone 2005-06 meeting between the Hurricanes and the Predators. The teams last met on Dec. 3, 2003, a 2-1 Nashville overtime win at the RBC Center. Scott Hartnell (1g, 1a) and David Legwand (1g, 1a) led the Predators that night with two points each, while Ron Francis scored Carolina's lone goal with assists to Jeff O'Neill and Josef Vasicek. The Hurricanes post a 3-4-1-1 all-time record against the Predators, with a 2-1-1-1 home record and a 1-3-0-0 record in Nashville.